to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
comfort; consolation; diversion
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
again; once more; a second time
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
northern part; the north (of a region)
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
leader (of an alliance); leading power
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
powerful family; powerful clan
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
allegiance; obedience; submission
relative by marriage; affinity
influence; clout; leverage
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
southern part; the south (of a region)
to affect; to impact; to influence
distant land; remote location; distant province
for example; for instance; e.g.
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
heyday; prime; one's glory; the height of one's prosperity
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
surely; certainly; without doubt
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat